by Michelle
Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:29 pm
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The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by a Money Transfer Service to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! These transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money again.
If you are reading this because you are looking for property to rent, and you are in contact with this thief you are probably searching Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union or other Money Transfer Services before viewing, then it will also be a scam. Please forward the mail to me at the address in my signature line and I will investigate and list them if necessary.
Hello,
Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.My name is Phoebe, I'm 39 years old, I'm the owner of this apartment (2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom).It's located in 116 Mounts Bay Road, Perth, WA 6000, Australia. The apartment is equipped with recessed lighting, with one parking spots, a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don't like it and you want use your furniture), there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.I've moved to United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I'm here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the apartment for min. 1 month and max. 6 years.I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent for whole apartment for 1 month is $1,000.00 including all utilities (water, electricity, internet, cable, parking , air conditioning, dishwasher, garbage) and the bond is $1,000.00 (you'll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. You can move in the apartment in the same day when you receive the keys.The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in Australia that could show you the apartment.In order to check it, see if you like it(I'm sure that you'll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.If you want to rent the apartment, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place!
Thank you
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by a Money Transfer Service to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! These transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money again.
If you are reading this because you are looking for property to rent, and you are in contact with this thief you are probably searching Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union or other Money Transfer Services before viewing, then it will also be a scam. Please forward the mail to me at the address in my signature line and I will investigate and list them if necessary.
